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Kevin Burke “Bear Faced Cheek”

Who is Kevin Burke?

Kevin Burke has worked as an actor, magician & all-round entertainer for over twenty-five years, during which time he has performed to countless thousands of happy audiences throughout this country and abroad, many of whom have become caught up in the performance, to the delight of their nearest and dearest! Over the years he has also picked up a teaching qualification from Warwick University, a degree from Durham University, and a qualification in Youth Work from Brunel University!

Kevin has worked as an actor for a large variety of theatres and theatrical managements including:

Cheek By Jowl
Cameron Mackintosh
Bill Kenwright
Mark Furness
Victoria Theatre, Stoke-
on-
Trent
Derby Playhouse
English National Opera
Durham Theatre Company
Webb-
Foote Productions
Great Eastern Stage.
New Perspectives

He has also set up and run several companies, for which he has written, directed, and acted. These are:

Excalibur Theatre Co. (1988) "Quest for the Midnight Tower"
Loco Visual Theatre (1991) "Reynardine"
Bear Faced Cheek (1998) "The Elements of Madness"
Bear Faced Cheek (1998) "Bear Faced Cheek"
Asylum Theatre Co. (1999) "Asylum Years"
Bear Faced Cheek (2001) "Kevin & Steve's Christmas Show"
Bear Faced Cheek (2004) "Murder by Magic"

Kevin is a member of The Magic Circle and the International Brotherhood Of Magicians,

He has won awards for Stage Magic, Children's Magic, and Originality in Magic

A handful of comments:

"Kevin is an actor of great ability" The Stage

"Congratulations on your sell-out show" Gordon Glass, marketing manager, The Castle Theatre. (One of the venues for the "Elements of Madness" on its previous short tour, 1998)

"A Showman par excellence" Abra Cadabra Magazine

"Kevin's ability to attract and hold an audience is second to none" Theresa Goodall, Head of Marketing, Allied Telesyn International

"Kevin was fantastic, thank you so much" Liz Neser, having booked Kevin to entertain at her wedding.